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Diversity, the possibility for different voices to be heard and culture to thrive are key factors in a democratic and inclusive society. Both in Latvia and Norway the national language encompasses two written traditions with long historical roots and their own culture connected to each. The users of the lesser used of both - Latgalian and Nynorsk - have always faced a struggle: to gain and retain the status of the language, to experience equality as language users in society, and to avoid stigmatisation. It is necessary to make it possible for users to use the language and to encourage